Cinema, women and the Mediterranean come together in this cycle that aims to be a meeting point for filmmaking from both sides of the Mediterranean and a vindication of the visibility of women and their creations. The films that will be screened in our cinema focus on the messages and visions of women directors who show the different realities of neighbouring countries and claim their own spaces, voices and styles to tell their stories, highlighting the diversity of the Mediterranean through their gazes.
With these proposals, we will enter a villa, Villa Toumawhere time has been stopped by the Palestinian director Suha Arraf. On 8 March, with the screening of ConstituentsWe will pay tribute to the first Spanish women who took part in politics in the constituent legislature of 1977 and, thanks to Oliva Acosta's documentary, we will learn how they lived that time.
In the next session, we will feel the oppression and anguish of the young Tunisian director Leyla Bouzid, who shows us through her film how the Arab Spring developed in her country. In the last session, with Rock the CasbahWe will participate in a mourning through the vision of different women from the family of the Moroccan director Laila Marrakchi.
Programming
8 March. Screening of The Constituents
Directed by Oliva Acosta (2011, Spain. 70 minutes).
Synopsis
Documentary about the 27 women deputies and senators who, in the constituent legislature of 1977, were the protagonists of the political change that led to the establishment of democracy after Franco's dictatorship. Through the personal experiences of these pioneering women, it analyses the political participation of women in Spain up to the present day. The documentary also includes a debate between the women of the constituent stage and today's deputies and politicians.
The session will be preceded by a meeting of Women Creators (19:00). Free admission until full capacity is reached.
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